Varaha Purana 210.28: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 28
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
गुणागुणपरिज्ञाता ह्यक्षयस्य क्षयस्य च ॥ ध्याने नैव ह्यसम्मूढः स पापेभ्यः प्रमुच्यते ॥
guṇāguṇaparijñātā hy akṣayasya kṣayasya ca || dhyāne naiva hy asaṃmūḍhaḥ sa pāpebhyaḥ pramucyate ||
جو خوبی و بدی میں تمیز رکھتا ہے، فنا ہونے والے اور ابدی کو سمجھتا ہے—اور دھیان میں ہرگز مغلوبِ وہم نہیں ہوتا—وہ گناہوں سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Discern guṇa/aguṇa and the imperishable/perishable; remain unswayed in dhyāna to become freed from pāpa.","karmic_consequence":"Such discriminative meditation leads to release from sins (pāpa-kṣaya)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha’s teaching frames liberation as viveka between kṣara/akṣara and guṇa-doṣa, echoing the Purāṇic move from ritual merit to jñāna-yoga purification.","vedantic_connection":"Akṣara–kṣara viveka and guṇa-parijñāna as prerequisites for pāpa-kṣaya and steadiness in dhyāna (jñāna-yoga leading toward mokṣa)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Sāṃkhya-Yoga/Vedānta-aligned ethics of discernment","core_concept":"Viveka (discrimination) regarding guṇa/aguṇa and kṣaya/akṣaya stabilizes meditation and burns sin.","practical_application":"Daily self-audit of motives and outcomes; contemplate impermanence vs. the imperishable while maintaining steady dhyāna."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy","Yoga"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: nearby verses in the same adhyāya on pāpa-kṣaya through yoga/niyama (210.32–35)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a serene teacher imparting viveka and meditation-instruction to an attentive listener (implicitly Bhū-devī or a sage), with a calm, contemplative setting.","item_prompts":["seated Varāha (anthropomorphic) in teaching posture","rosary or palm-leaf manuscript","halo/aura signifying akṣara","listener seated respectfully","quiet forest āśrama backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: dignified Varāha-mūrti as guru, broad eyes, flat color fields, ornate jewelry, muted forest āśrama, calm śānta bhāva.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Varāha as guru with prominent prabhāmaṇḍala, gold-leaf ornaments, manuscript/akṣamālā, seated disciple, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, Varāha teaching gesture (vyākhyāna mudrā), serene āśrama, understated ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside āśrama, Varāha as gentle instructor, simplified forms, cool palette, emphasis on contemplative mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative, instructive","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, clear, meditative"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a didactic style typical of Purāṇas, borrowing philosophical vocabulary (imperishable/perishable) to frame moral purification.
None; the verse is conceptual and concerns meditation and discernment.
Develop discriminative understanding and maintain clarity in meditation; confusion is treated as a cause of ethical lapse.
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